Domenico Cimarosa

17 dec 1749 (Aversa) - 11 jan 1801 (Venezia)

Books about Domenico Cimarosa and his music

Nick Rossi and Talmage FauntleroyDomenico Cimarosa : His Life and His Operas (Contributions to the Study of Music and Dance)Greenwood Press, 1999; ISBN 0313301123; 240 pagesThis is the first book in English about Domenico Cimarosa, his more than 65 operas and his sacred and secular vocal music, his keyboard music, and his various works for solo instruments and ensembles. This is also the first authoritative book on Cimarosa since an Italian biography published in 1939. Since that earlier tome was published, many important discoveries have come to light. The authors completed most of their research work at the library of the Conservatorio di musica San Pietro a Majella in Naples. Their efforts have uncovered new information on the composer's marriages, wives, children, actual performance locations, dates of first performances of his operas, and his professional appointments and contacts. Price indication: $ 115.00